{{Infobox album | name = Angelus | type = studio | artist = Milton Nascimento | cover = Angelus (album).jpg | alt = | released = 1994 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = | length = | label = Warner Bros.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stewart |first1=Zan |title=New Year Promises Slew of First-Rate Recordings |work=Los Angeles Times |date=8 Jan 1994 |page=F9}}</ref> | producer = | prev_title = Três Pontas | prev_year = 1993 | next_title = O Planeta Blue na Estrada do Sol | next_year = 1994 }} '''''Angelus''''' is an album by the Brazilian musician Milton Nascimento, released in 1994.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Birnbaum |first1=Larry |title=CD reviews — Angelus by Milton Nascimento |magazine=DownBeat |date=Jun 1994 |volume=61 |issue=6 |page=39}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Preston |first1=Rohan B. |title=Milton Nascimento Evokes Sound, Spirit of Brazil |work=Chicago Tribune |date=27 June 1994 |department=News |page=14}}</ref>
The album peaked at No. 8 on ''Billboard'''s World Albums chart.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/milton-nascimento/|title=Milton Nascimento|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> It was nominated for a Grammy Award, in the "Best World Music Album" category.<ref>{{cite web |title=Milton Nascimento |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/milton-nascimento/4781 |website=Recording Academy |access-date=20 August 2022}}</ref> Nascimento promoted the album by opening the 1994 JVC Jazz Festival.<ref>{{cite news |title=Brazilian Singer Opens JVC Jazz Festival |work=The Christian Science Monitor |date=28 June 1994 |department=Music}}</ref>
==Production== James Taylor sang on "Only a Dream in Rio", which also employed a Brazilian accordion.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hfMwjQAO3eQC&pg=PT446|title=Long Ago and Far Away: James Taylor - His Life and Music|first=Timothy|last=White|date=October 28, 2009|publisher=Omnibus Press|isbn=978-0-85712-006-9 |via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Richard |title=The five best sounds of the moment |work=The Independent |date=29 May 1994 |department=The Sunday Review Page}}</ref> Peter Gabriel duetted on "Qualquer Coisa a Haver Com o Paraiso"; "Estrelada" is a duet with Jon Anderson.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Album reviews — Angelus by Milton Nascimento |magazine=Billboard |date=Feb 19, 1994 |volume=106 |issue=8 |page=56}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Gehr |first1=Richard |title=Playing Music In The Global Backyard |work=Newsday |date=6 Mar 1994 |department=Fanfare |page=13}}</ref> Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Jack DeJohnette, and Pat Metheny played on some of the songs.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bryant |first1=Steve |title=Milton Nascimento Angelus |work=The Philadelphia Tribune |date=10 June 1994 |page=9E}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Brock |first1=Wendell |title=Angelus Milton Nascimento |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |date=March 5, 1994 |page=L18}}</ref> "Hello Goodbye" is a cover of the Beatles song; a few tracks are versions of older Nascimento songs.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zwerin |first1=Mike |title=Short Cuts |work=International Herald Tribune |date=6 Apr 1994 |department=Features |page=8}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Frieden |first1=Jack |title=Music Reviews |work=The Virginian-Pilot |date=March 11, 1994 |department=Preview |page=8}}</ref>
==Critical reception== {{album ratings |rev1 = AllMusic |rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/angelus-mw0000109614|title=Milton Nascimento - Angelus Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic|via=www.allmusic.com}}</ref> |rev2 = ''Chicago Sun-Times'' |rev2score = {{rating|3.5|4}}<ref name="CS">{{cite news |last1=Keller |first1=Martin |title=Milton Nascimento, 'Angelus' |work=Chicago Sun-Times |date=April 3, 1994 |department=Show |page=8}}</ref> }} ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'' called the album "a collection of carnival songs, jazz explorations and outright pop ... that celebrates Nascimento as one of the world's vocal treasures while demonstrating his versatility."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Moon |first1=Tom |title=Big Names Accompany Brazilian Superstar |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=13 Feb 1994 |page=F1}}</ref> ''The Baltimore Sun'' wrote: "Blessed with lithe, flowing melodies and rich, jazz-tinged arrangements, its lush lyricism hearkens back to Nascimento's great albums of the '70s."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Considine |first1=J.D. |title=Angelus |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=25 Feb 1994 |department=Features |page=5}}</ref>
The ''Milwaukee Sentinel'' determined that "Nascimento is the mourning dove of Brazilian singers, and he often lapses into keening chants that seem to bespeak of loves lost or funerals attended."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Spore |first1=Keith |title=Lyrical and shimmering, Brazilian music casts rich spell |work=Milwaukee Sentinel |date=18 Mar 1994 |page=8E}}</ref> ''The New York Times'' opined: "Characteristically for Mr. Nascimento's work, ''Angelus'' vacillates between kitsch and the sublime and is aimed at fans of both."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Miles |first1=Milo |title=Steamy Echoes From a Sun-Drenched Genre |work=The New York Times |date=8 May 1994 |page=A30}}</ref> The ''Chicago Sun-Times'' concluded that "the songwriter's homage to the Beatles, a somber and jazzy take on 'Hello Goodbye', boasts an economical string arrangement that would make George Martin proud."<ref name=CS/>
AllMusic wrote that "the state of Nascimento's songwriting imagination remains in a moderate slump, made glaringly evident by the inclusion of so much superior early music."<ref name="auto"/>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | all_writing = | title1 = Seis Horas da Tarde | length1 = | title2 = Estrelada | length2 = | title3 = De Um Modo Geral... | length3 = | title4 = Angelus | length4 = | title5 = Coisas de Minas | length5 = | title6 = Hello Goodbye | length6 = | title7 = Sofro Calado | length7 = | title8 = Clube da Esquina No 2 | length8 = | title9 = Meu Veneno | length9 = | title10 = Only a Dream in Rio | length10 = | title11 = Qualquer Coisa a Haver Com o Paraiso | length11 = | title12 = Vera Cruz | length12 = | title13 = Novena | length13 = | title14 = Amor Amigo | length14 = | title15 = Sofro Calado | length15 = }}
==References== {{reflist}} {{Milton Nascimento|state=autocollapse}} Category:Milton Nascimento albums Category:1994 albums Category:Warner Records albums